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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.

Viewing 41–50 out of 786 events
from May 19, 2013 to March 22, 2014
in Nature (x) & Volunteer (x) categories

Saturday, May 25, 2013

May25

Art Exhibit: Fish & Crushed Can Story- Mixed Media

at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens

8:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Culture

May25

Celebrate National Bike Month at QBG

at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens

8:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Ride your bike to QBG during the month of May and receive 50% off admission.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Bike Month NYC

May25

Pelham Bay Park/Burr Ave Planting Trees

at Burr Avenue & East 196th Street, Bronx

9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Pelham Bay Park to help plant trees at Million Trees planting site. Volunteers will be trained in proper planting techniques.
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!

May25

Spend your summer in the Greenbelt: High Rock Camp and Mini Camp

at 200 Nevada Avenue (in High Rock Park), Staten Island

9:00 a.m.
High Rock Summer Day Camp and Mini Camp are taking reservations for their 2013 summer season. For more information on both High Rock Summer Day Camp and Mini Camp follow the links…
Category: Education, Nature, Fitness, Kids, Environmental Awareness

Best For
Kids
May25

Cleaning Westerleigh Park

at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Come out and lend a hand to help us rake, weed and do various gardening chores at Westerleigh Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening, Volunteer
Free!

May25

It's My Park Day at Eibs Pond Park

at P.S. 057 Hubert H. Humphrey, Staten Island

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, the Friends of Eibs Pond Park will be cleaning, raking, and weeding at Eibs Pond Park.
Category: Gardening, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!

May25

It's My Park Day at Rufus King Park

at Rufus King Park, Queens This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, join Centro Hispano for a clean-up of Rufus King Park.
Category: Environmental Awareness, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!

May25

HSBC Children's Garden Spring Session

at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens

9:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
The HSBC Children's Garden at Queens Botanical Garden offers a hands-on discovery program for childrenages 5-12.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Birding, Education, Nature, Games, Gardening, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Food

Best For
Kids
May25

The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit

at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Use this hands-on exhibit to illuminate the history, ecology, and management of the woodlands and learn why these landscapes are so essential to the purpose of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!

May25

Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park

at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Visit The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands exhibit and start exploring the North Woods on your own.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Free!

Best For
Kids

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